Hometown: Alcoa, Tennessee. BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1984. Masters in Nuclear Propulsion, DOE, 1986. Former line officer, US Navy, serving aboard the nuclear submarine USS Atlanta (SSN712). Former exectutive at Motoman, Inc., one of the world's largest industrial robot producers. Professional trader and author. Criator of the PhiCube analysis and trading methodology. Co-founder of PhiCube, Inc. and Onda3 Educacional Ltda.